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Char Siu Flavored Chicken

For all of my Chinese brothers and sisters out there, you know we consume a whole bunch of char siu (Chinese BBQ pork). It’s one of our staples as a side dish in our household whenever the family gets together and at every celebration, my grandma insists on buying a large chunk of char siu and slicing it up into thin pieces for “the kids”. It’s a food that has become very nostalgic to me, but as I became older, pork was one of the food items I tried to eat less of (yes, including bacon!). Chicken is my most preferred meat, but Chinese BBQ pork is probably my most favorite flavored meat so when I saw this recipe, I KNEW I had to give it a try. What pushed me even harder to make this recipe was that every single ingredient was already in my kitchen. Making something new without running to the grocery store is extremely rare for me!

I’m not a big fan of drumsticks so I opted for chicken thighs and they came out extremely moist and flavorful. Although this doesn’t look anything like char siu, the marinade comes pretty close.